Gazpromsacksthreetopmanagers

Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Friday it had dismissed three top managers, including Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee Alexander Ananenkov.

Russian gas giant Gazprom said on Friday it had dismissed three top managers, including Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee Alexander Ananenkov.

Gazprom has appointed Vitaly Markelov as a new deputy chairman of the management committee. Vladimir Markov will replace Viktor Ilyushin as a head of the department for relations with the Russian Federation authorities. A new head of the asset management and corporate relations department will be Yelena Mikhailova instead of Olga Pavlova.

"Alexander Ananenkov, Viktor Ilyushin and Olga Pavlova have been dismissed from their offices," the company said in a statement.